Next Big Thing – sub-1000lb cars

You may well think so, but no. This is the Mazda MX-0, the company's entry for the LA Auto Show design challenge. It's an attempt to bring a useable car down below 1000lb in weight.

How much below?

Well, just a pound. But 999lb is incredibly light. Mazda has designed this concept around sustainable composites and high-torque electric motors while stripping out anything unnecessary and simplifying loads of parts.

To make it faster, right?

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No, you foolish Clarksonite. This is all about saving the world through the power of green gadgetry. Less weight and electric motors mean this would be one eco-friendly automobile. Now we just need Mazda to make it – and make it cheap.